What if,,, there are so many what if’s in life. What if she never took that first drink? What if we hadn’t gone to that party? What if they hadn’t come back to the house? What if we hadn’t got behind the wheel? What if he had not stayed...

Addiction is a choice. It’s not a choice between being high or being sober, it’s a choice between life or death. Even as a disease, it’s a choice. Get help. Choose life. Choose love. Choose sobriety. Make the right choice. You are not in this...

This is a letter I received exactly one year ago today, following a week of phone and text conversations. We had worked night and day o help this client, and a miracle happened. Here is his story, in his own words – we have not edited the letter at all, except to...

Today I am borrowing from a website that posts poems written for and about addiction, by addicts, their family and friends. I hope you enjoy. A powerful poem, a day in the life of an addict trying to stay clean for another day. This is for everyone who helped me. My...

We recently posted a generic comment on Facebook about addicts, reminding us, basically, that “addicts are us” – and asked the following question: What Does An Addict Look Like? The answer is, of course, you and me. Addicts look like you and me. Look across the...

How does the dictionary define recovery? re-cov-er-y 1 – A return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength. 2- The action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen or lost. How would a recovering addict define recovery? In 2011 a new...